We often see injuries on the sports field and cricket is no exception either as well. However, one such incident happened recently where Sri Lankan cricketer Chamika Karunaratne was seen with multiple broken teeth.
However, it happened while fielding during the fourth match of the ongoing Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2022 between Kandy Falcons and Galle Gladiators on Wednesday, December 7. He got injured and ended up losing four of his teeth after the ball struck him hard on the face while attempting a catch as well.
Meanwhile, as per the reports, Chamika Karunaratne was admitted to a private hospital in Galle for immediate surgery. However, “Kandy Falcons Team Director said Chamika is stable and will be available for the Kandy stage,” according to Daily Mirror Online.
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Notably, this is the first stint for Colombo cricketer for the Kandy Falcons in the tournament having previously represented Dambulla Giants (Dambulla Aura) as well.
As far as the game is concerned, Galle Gladiators were restricted to 121/8 after winning the toss and choosing to bat first as Movin Subasingha (40) and Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim (34) were the only contributors with the bat for Galle as well. Caribbean all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite was the pick of the bowlers for Kandy with figures of 4/14 in his four over-spell including a maiden which came at an economy of 3.5 as well.
In reply, the Kandy Falcons successfully chased down the total by five wickets and five overs in hand as well.
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